TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic general surgery
AU - Soper, Nathaniel J.
AU - Brunt, L. Michael
AU - Kerbl, Kurt
PY - 1994/2/10
Y1 - 1994/2/10
N2 - Over the past five years, a revolution has taken place in general surgery requiring the retraining of tens of thousands of surgeons and the retooling of their operating rooms. This startling change has come about because of the rapid acceptance of laparoscopic techniques for therapeutic intervention, particularly removal of the gallbladder. The term “laparoscopy” (from the Greek laparo, the flank, and skopein, to examine) refers to the visual examination of the abdominal cavity by means of an endoscope or telescope (the laparoscope). Laparoscopic surgery is a means of performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures after gaining access to the abdominal cavity.
AB - Over the past five years, a revolution has taken place in general surgery requiring the retraining of tens of thousands of surgeons and the retooling of their operating rooms. This startling change has come about because of the rapid acceptance of laparoscopic techniques for therapeutic intervention, particularly removal of the gallbladder. The term “laparoscopy” (from the Greek laparo, the flank, and skopein, to examine) refers to the visual examination of the abdominal cavity by means of an endoscope or telescope (the laparoscope). Laparoscopic surgery is a means of performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures after gaining access to the abdominal cavity.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199402103300608
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199402103300608
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8284008
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 330
SP - 409
EP - 419
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 6
ER -